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Market for operator panels to recover as OEMs and SIs die
ARC says the current economic situation has resulted in consolidation among companies that buy operator panels. For example, in 1988 there were roughly 30,000 OEMs and system integrators in the auto industry; by 2000, there were 5,600 suppliers left. -
BP validates storage tank protection systems via wireless
Emerson wireless temperature transmitters measure floating roof temperatures at BP Exploration’s Dalmeny onshore terminal. -
ABB to automate mill and pipe production plant in Saudi Arabia
ABB will supply a System 800xA control system, plus a switchgear substation, medium- and low-voltage switchgear, motors and variable-speed drives. -
Mustang promotes Richard Seale to president
Don Colchin, president, retired December 31, 2009. Richard Seale, manager of projects for the business unit, succeeds Colchin as president. -
Brooks Instrument updates web site
Web site provides information about Brooks Instrument’s products, as well as access to Brooks experts who can help solve customers’ flow, pressure and level challenges. -
Elecsys acquires SensorCast
SensorCast, located in Lenexa, Kansas, provides integrated data collection and reporting solutions to the pipeline and energy exploration industries. -
European Commission allows more time to meet new safety standards
The extension provides an additional 24 months for machine builders to meet the new standards, EN ISO 13849-1 and EN/IEC 62061. -
Hayward Tyler overhauls pumps at Dutch power plant
Hayward Tyler overhauled three boiler circulation pumps for N.V. Elektriciteits-Produktiemaatschappij Zuid (EPZ) at their solid fuel fired power plant in The Netherlands. -
PIDTutor publishes Split-Range Control Book
By George Buckbee, the book shows how to design, implement, and troubleshoot split-range controls. Book covers everything from valve set-up and calibration to split-range controller tuning, and compensation for non-linearities. 30 pages of details and color diagrams. Price: $14.95. -
Sensors Expo to co-habit with Embedded Systems Conference
2010 Sensors Expo & Conference and the Embedded Systems Conference Chicago will share space in Chicago, June 7-9, 2010. -
Economic outlook for manufacturing sector in 2010
In general terms, FMA says 2010 will be better than 2009. GDP growth will be in the range of 2% to 3% and that is far superior to the negative numbers registered in the last year. -
Eastern European automation market entering 21st century
In the former communist countries in this region, almost all the privatised old factories have outdated technology that needs to be modernised. -
GE Intelligent Platforms tracks GE turbines
Turbine monitoring and diagnostic platform uses Proficy Historian, Proficy SOA, Proficy Workflow and Proficy CIMPLICITY software to track more than 1,100 units. -
Yokogawa to control combined cycle power plant in Trinidad
Yokogawa will provide a CENTUM control system, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum Plant Information Management System, and PRM integrated device management software. -
Mouser publishes virtual catalog
Mouser’s e-catalog can be accessed by anyone who downloads the free Silverlight plug-in for IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Safari, Opera, or Chrome -
Siemens to automate algae biofuels production
Siemens will supply a Simatic S7-300 controller and Micromaster drives to Renewed World Energies to automate its new Georgetown County, S.C., facility. -
Wireless network runs pumps at Dyno Nobel
Emerson's Smart Wireless network has replaced hardwired high-temperature trip protection on 20 hazardous duty chemical pumps at the Dyno Nobel ammonium nitrate plant in Missouri. -
Automation Systems Market is coming back very slowly
ARC says the short term forecast for discrete automation systems looks bleak, but moderate market growth is expected five years from now. China and India are doing well, of course. -
Dickson offers free FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Checklist
Quick reference guide helps users integrate FDA-compliant data loggers and chart recorders into full-compliance best practices. -
Frost & Sullivan says Europeans love Industrial Ethernet in new plants
The European Industrial Ethernet Market will reach $307.12 million by 2015, but end users are only willing to employ industrial Ethernet technologies in new projects or in Greenfield applications.
